I just spotted this item about Wire cast members campaigning for Obama in North Carolina. Maybe they're returning the favor—Obama says The Wire is his favorite television show. And if Obama really...
Baltimore native Matthew Weiner picked up a pair of Emmys Sunday night for his work on Mad Men, which won for "Outstanding Drama Series." In the "Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series" category,...
David Simon's latest project, Generation Kill, premiered last night on HBO. Based on Evan Wright's book, the seven-part mini-series follows a battalion of Marines through the first 40 days of the...
A few months ago, I wrote a short piece in the magazine about Howard Markman, a local singer/songwriter who'd placed a song in the 10-part, Mel Gibson-produced, PBS documentary Carrier. While...
